The High Court has reduced exemplary damages for four former Don Dale Youth Detention Centre inmates affected by a 2014 tear gas incident from $200,000 to $50,000. The court found exemplary damages applicable but deemed the initial award excessive.
Prisoner letters reveal horrific conditions in H Unit, Oklahoma's underground 'tombs,' with no natural light, vermin, violence, and psychological torture. Experts call it cruel and inhuman treatment.
An annual report on England and Wales prisons highlights overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, poor nutrition, and lack of medical access. Gangs control wings, and violence is prevalent. Reforms under the Starmer government aim to avert system collapse but prisoners still face bleak conditions.
Inmates at New York's Rikers Island jail gather to watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals, finding rare unity and connection to the city outside through sports, despite the facility's notorious conditions and their own legal limbo.
A prison installs a taxpayer-funded cooling system in corridors to protect vulnerable inmates and staff from heatwaves, sparking online criticism over the use of public funds for prisoner comfort.
Three inmates, two sentenced to death and one to life imprisonment, escaped Kuwait's Central Prison using a makeshift rope. They were recaptured hours later, aided by the mother of one of the escapees, and two firearms were found in their possession.
Inmates at Barinas prison in Venezuela protested on the roof, setting mattresses ablaze and demanding the removal of the director. They accused guards of shooting unarmed prisoners, with one inmate seen with a bullet wound. Families clashed with National Guard outside.
Inmates at Barinas prison in Venezuela protested on the roof, setting mattresses on fire and demanding the director's removal. They accuse guards of shooting unarmed prisoners, with one man seen with a bullet wound. Families clashed with National Guard outside.
Hundreds of inmates took control of the Barinas Judicial Detention Center in Venezuela, protesting alleged torture and demanding the prison director's removal. Families outside the prison reported severe abuse, while human rights groups have long criticized Venezuela's prison system.
Two inmates at Taipei Detention Center collapsed within three hours on May 24, losing vital signs. One, in his 30s, died after being rushed to the hospital. The center stated the deceased had a chronic illness and denied links to high temperatures or diet, with the cause under investigation.
Violence and arson broke out in Kapurthala Central Jail late Saturday night after a minor altercation between inmates escalated. Unverified videos show inmates on rooftops claiming they were thrashed and shot at, with one reportedly suffering a bullet injury. Authorities used tear gas to control the situation.
Japan's Tochigi Prison faces challenges caring for aging, unwell, and foreign inmates, with a focus shifting to rehabilitation. Many foreign inmates, primarily women, are serving sentences for drug smuggling.
The jury in the trial of two inmates accused of murdering former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins has been discharged. Rico Gedel and Samuel Dodsworth denied murder and possessing a knife. The re-trial is set for February 8.
The prison cell, it turns out, is no obstacle to running a criminal empire. All you need is a smartphone, an encrypted messaging app and an overwhelmed corrections system, even if it is thousands of kilometres away. That was the conclusion law enforcement officials in South Korea and Japan reached after tracing a string of drug deals, home invasions and brazen robberies to inmates already serving time in the Philippines. The cases exposed a darkly inventive new chapter in Southeast Asia’s...
Rico Gedel allegedly stabbed former Welsh singer Ian Watkins to death in HMP Wakefield with a homemade blade, boasting about his "fame" afterward. Prosecutors claim Gedel and Samuel Dodsworth planned the attack, with CCTV showing Gedel entering Watkins' cell shortly before the stabbing. Watkins, serving time for child sex offenses, had faced prior threats.
Plans to install tougher netting and window grilles set back because walls cannot take extra weight, prison governors sayWeak and crumbling walls in Victorian prisons are hampering attempts to halt drones from delivering drugs and weapons to inmates.Plans to install tougher netting and window grilles to stop drones from entering have been hampered because the walls have been unable to take the extra weight, prison governors said. Continue reading...
Twelve inmates have been charged with murder and other crimes in connection with a January 11 fight at Washington State Prison in Davisboro, Georgia, that left four prisoners dead and a dozen injured. The charges include aggravated assault, gang participation and unlawful acts of violence in a penal institution. The incident occurred less than two years after a 2024 DOJ report found Georgia prison officials were deliberately indifferent to deadly violence, drug use and sexual abuse in state lockups.
A former Hong Kong prison officer Tam, 33, has admitted to severely wounding an inmate by thrusting a stick into his rectum at Pik Uk Prison in Sai Kung. The assault occurred on December 26, 2023, after the victim sprinkled baby powder on Tam during a bingo game. Tam led Chiu to a staircase and ordered him to bend down before the attack.
Deaths in custody are on the rise and family members and advocates for a woman who died in a Perth prison say more needs to be done to keep inmates safe.
Prison violence in England and Wales has reached alarming levels, with 3,544 serious assaults in the 12 months to September 2025 (up 8%) and seven prisoners murdered in the year ending December 2025. The deaths of high-profile inmates Ian Huntley and former LostProphets singer Ian Watkins in separate prison attacks have highlighted the crisis. Inmates messaging illegally from inside describe a culture where prisoners are 'innovative' with weapons, and lifers with 'nothing to lose' commit violence despite already serving lengthy sentences.
A Queensland Ombudsman report has found three instances where prison inmates accused of sexually assaulting cellmates have continued to share cells with other prisoners.
